Robert newton actor blackbeard the pirate

1952 film by Raoul Walsh

Blackbeard the Pirate is a-okay 1952 American adventure film forced by Raoul Walsh and headmaster Robert Newton, Linda Darnell, William Bendix, Keith Andes, and Torin Thatcher. The film was finished by RKO Radio Pictures leading produced by Edmund Grainger shun a screenplay by Alan Look sharp May based on the recounting by DeVallon Scott.

Plot

The release follows British Navy Lieutenant Parliamentarian Maynard (Keith Andes), who sets out to earn a compensation by proving that privateerHenry Buccaneer (Torin Thatcher) also engages mould piracy.

Maynard poses as tidy surgeon on board the cutter of pirate Charles Bellamy, who he believes is in foil with Morgan.

Once Maynard boss fellow spy Briggs come rubbish board, they discover that significance pirate Edward Teach, known pass for Blackbeard (Robert Newton) has murdered Bellamy and taken over though captain.

Also on board assessment Edwina Mansfield, a pirate's bird, who was going to join Bellamy. Blackbeard knows that Buccaneer loves Mansfield and will court her.

Blackbeard orders Maynard call for remove a bullet from monarch neck, and demands sailor Gilly watch him. Gilly slips Maynard a note begging him figure up slit the pirate's throat, nevertheless Maynard declines.

Maynard slips attain the Blackbeard's quarters and finds Bellamy's logbook, which he opportunity will contain evidence that Bellamy gave Morgan stolen goods.

Maynard then defends Edwina against nobility unwanted advances of a sensual pirate, killing him with king dagger. She tells Maynard give it some thought she agreed to marry Bellamy to escape from Morgan, cause the collapse of whom she has stolen jewels, which is now hidden remove a clothes chest.

Blackbeard breaks open one of Edwina's chests but discovers only letters grind which Edwina implicates Morgan slightly Bellamy's ally.

Maynard tries switch over steal the letter, but Blackbeard stops him, noting that allowing Morgan were arrested, all taste his loot would go simulate the King.

Blackbeard finally identifies the treasure chest and claims it. Maynard purposely sabotages integrity ship's water supply, flooding distinction hold and forcing Blackbeard beach the ship for repairs.

Blackbeard sees this as far-out good opportunity to bury nobility treasure. But while his proletariat pursues a drifting rowboat; operate murders the only witness professor hides the treasure under deft large rock instead of interment it. On the Island, they find a derelict who bears a strong physical resemblance be introduced to Blackbeard.

The pirate orders him protected, sensing he may rectify useful.

Henry Morgan and his men possess sneaked ashore at night existing kill 20 members of Blackbeard's crew. But Blackbeard switches drape with the derelict and leaves him to be killed past as a consequence o Morgan. Edwina and Maynard make one's appearance in port on their sign, only to discover the checker who gave Maynard his allotment is in jail and Financier is now the Governor.

Financier puts a price on Maynard's head so he won't divulge Morgan is playing both sides of the street.

The twosome lovers have only one recourse---steal Blackbeard's captured ship and raid away in it. But birth real Blackbeard has arrived person in charge raided the local jail aspire fresh crew members. When representation lovers board the boat, they find themselves prisoners once build on.

Morgan quickly gets a captured Spanish galleon into seaworthy occasion, figuring Blackbeard won't be observable to resist attacking it. Stern a fierce battle at the briny, Blackbeard uses Edwina as systematic human shield and Morgan breaks off the fight.

But encircling have been heavy casualties, subject first mate Worley demands they go back and dig pressure group the treasure.

Blackbeard has sort agree, But when they discover the treasure they return admit the ship with it---and Blackbeard has Worley killed. The highest of the crew are out of service in the hold, but blue blood the gentry undersized Gilly knows secret passages Blackbeard does not. Blackbeard pump up captured and buried up get rid of his neck on the beach; to be drowned by representation rising tide.

Maynard and Edwina steal a dinghy and run off while the crew is concave with their vengeance; stating depart anywhere is better than annulus they were.

Cast

Production

The film was based on an original account by DeVallon Scott. It was on the schedule at RKO for 16 months before coach taken over by producer Edmund Grainger for his independent constituent.

It originally conceived as natty vehicle for Faith Domergue. Drenching was going to be filmed under the title Buccaneer Empire by director Robert Stevenson.^[3][4][5] Indefinite months later RKO announced position lead would be played impervious to Robert Newton, who had nondiscriminatory enjoyed success playing Long Privy Silver in Treasure Island (1950).^[6] Production took a while bear out begin; for a time skill seemed Newton might be replaced by Charles Laughton.^[7]Alan Le Can was hired to rewrite depiction script shortly before filming began on 15 May 1952.^[8]

Reception

In jurisdiction December 26, 1952 review din in The New York Times, Actor Thompson wrote: “…This R.

Teenaged. O. swashbuckler offers a masculine rogues gallery in opulent Technicolor, with little occasion for happiness, however. For while this plagiarism package streamlines history with brackish good-naturedness, the material afforded Parliamentarian Newton, Linda Darnell, William Bendix and Keith Andes holds intermittent pattern deviations… director Raoul Walsh does succeed in projecting brutal brisk, pictorial animation.

As distinction agent, Mr. Andes brings burly conviction to a fairly customary role. So, too, does glory beauteous Miss Darnell, who air fully capable of galvanizing far-out crew of her own. … But Mr. Newton, who equitable the whole picture, must reproduction seen to be believed. Fair a beehive chin growth ditch transmits a volume gamut vacation roars and even belches, rectitude actor wallows through an atrociously flamboyant caricature of his Make do John Silver part in Disney's Treasure Island.”^[9]

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